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    Boost.Iostreams provides a number of templates for combining one or more <A HREF="../concepts/filter.html">Filters</A> or <A HREF="../concepts/device.html">Devices</A> to produce a Filter or Device that performs i/o by delegating to the given components in a straightforward way. Each view consists of a class template, whose template parameters represnt the component Filters and Devices, together with an <A HREF="http://www.boost.org/more/generic_programming.html#object_generator">object generator</A>.
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    The views provided with Boost.Iostreams are summarized in the <A HREF="../quick_reference.html#views">Quick Reference</A>.
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